Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But we also believe that there's value in getting the nonprofit tech community together for a good old-fashioned party (we've got hard jobs!). Get social at an NGO Ho Ho in Vancouver and Victoria or join Pittsburgh's Bagels & Bytes for its annual party. Upcoming Events. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Use a hashtag that’s popular and meaningful to your interests – like #nptech, which stands for nonprofit tech – and you’ll tap a powerful vein of conversation and learning. My absolute favorite nonprofit hashtag is #nptech because it consistently yields good results. nptech – nonprofit tech.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But we also believe that there's value in getting the nonprofit tech community together for a good old-fashioned party (we've got hard jobs!). Get social at an NGO Ho Ho in Vancouver and Victoria or join Pittsburgh's Bagels & Bytes for its annual party. Upcoming Events. Or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 4, 2006

I didn't see that practically a week ago, Nancy White, tagged me with the NGO/NPO Memo. So, the meme goes something like this -- What are the five resources that you would recommend to anybody working in an NGO who wanted to know about information management and technology but didn't know where to start. NGO/NPTECH Web2.0

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

We believe that NGOs learn best from each other, so NetSquared provides a platform where we can come together face to face to share technology tips and create a community of practice around tech for good. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2008

Nonprofit Tech Blog points to a new report from United Nations Foundation and The Vodafone Group Foundation, " Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in NGO Mobile Use." The NpTech Tag started as an experimental community tagging project in 2005. Who is the nonprofit techie dancing around in the raccoon costume?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 6, 2013

They’re the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! Victoria, Canada: Heartbeats & Remarkable: Building a Winning Communications Strategy for Your NGO. Victoria, Canada: NGO HO HO: A holiday party for Victoria’s non-profits. Minneapolis, MN: December NPtech Social Club. Newest Net2Local Groups.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 8, 2015

They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! Katharine Bierce recorded her recent tech and philanthropy panel. Our San Francisco group curates a list of tech for good experiences each month. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events. Upcoming NPTech In-Person Events. NPTech Social.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2016

You can help your tech-shy NGO friends cross the digital divide by bringing them to a nonprofit tech meetup. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. If you're holding monthly events that gather the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2007

VTVigils VT Vigils VTvigils.org is a project of a diverse group of national campaigns and organizations not affiliated with Virginia Tech. NpTech Community. " Everyone Has Their 15 Minutes of Fame gokubi.com blog writes about Faceted Celebrity in the NpTech space. Trish Perkins offers up a list "cool free tech tools."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The big nonprofit tech trends this past year seemed to be in the areas of the emergence of mobile devices, social media stratification, the launch of Office 365 for Nonprofits, some huge digital inclusion initiatives, and lots of other things. TechSoup offers a low-cost npOffice Office 365 Assessment from our cloud partner, Tech Impact.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. If you're holding monthly events gathering the #nptech community, let me know , and I'll include you in the next community calendar, or apply today to start your own NetSquared group.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 23, 2014

Tweets about #marketing, #nonprofit and #nptech,#arts and #museum best practices. By Andrew Shoaff : Passionate about the NGO community. Movie lover & Tech geek. I help non-profits w/ tech., By Scott Gilman : Louisville Cardinals, horse racing, nonprofits, music, movies, various rants. Find Scott On Twitter.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

As of January 25, there are 40,000 nonprofit members attending free tech networking events and workshops in 75 cities. As an event host, you build your reputation, develop new tech skills, and give back to your community. Mississauga, Ontario: Hustle Hour — Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind. Dubai: 4,000 potential members.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2015

How to Launch a Social Media and Content Strategy for Your NGO OnGood / Webinar / Fee: Free. Community of Practice: Chat with Anne Kreamer NTEN / Community of Practice: Women in NPTECH / Fee: Free. Nonprofit Tech For Good. July 9 — 2 p.m. Make It Rain: Using Google AdWords to Drive Impact Techsoup / Webinar / Fee: Free.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 1, 2016

2016 NGO Online Technology Report. Based upon the survey results of 2,780 NGOs worldwide, the 2016 Global NGO Online Technology Report is unprecedented and provides valuable insight into the global NGO sector and its use of online technology. The State of Nonprofit Cloud. The Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study.

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NTEN

APRIL 25, 2012

I often get the comment during a leadership seminar I teach that goes something like, "Well this is all well and good for large organizations, but what about my twelve-person NGO?" Has one of your volunteers, interns or tech-oriented employee developed a cool app? Plan with other local NGOs and create an informal board of IT advisors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Over the last decade the discussion around nonprofit technology ( #nptech ) has primarily been social media, mobile technology, and online fundraising, however as the internet enters its next phase, nonprofits need to better understand some of the more complicated concepts that will shape the internet and its use in the decades to come.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

I posted some nonprofit technology trends and news late last month, but found some late breaking nptech news items I wanted to add. NPTech Innovation in Eastern Europe. NPTech Online Fundraising Trends. Now the bad news: the international NGO sector saw a decline in online giving. Social Media. Anything I missed?

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Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

AUGUST 2, 2007

I delete the pooch blurb, and replace it with something somewhat more professional: I write for NGO staff trying to integrate technology more centrally into their strategic planning. So we explore new technologies, technology and organizational development, and issues of tech planning, purchasing, and troubleshooting.

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John Kenyon

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Marnie Webb, CEO at Caravan Studios, recently asked nonprofit tech folks via Twitter “I’m giving a talk on the next wave of technology for NGOs. What groups of technology would you include? ” I think Marnie was asking about tools or technologies, like Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. After the recent Nepal earthquake , the Canadian nonprofit, GlobalMedic , flew drones over the affected areas to create 3D maps of the worst-hit zones.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2007

The nptech tag stream (plus other sources) has been imported, so you can comment and vote on tagged items. Someone on the 501 Tech Club NY list ( NTEN Affinity Group ) suggested a name change might be needed. Maybe we need an NPtech History Archive ? Flickr photo from jhritz NpDigg: The Insect Antennae?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 2, 2016

At each event, we're helping to build and sustain a self-supporting community of practice for tech-minded nonprofit staffers. This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and HandsOn Tech. Mississauga, Ontario: Tech Entrepreneurs Mastermind.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 20, 2016

For more #nptech news, check out part 1 of this blog series. Now the perpetual horror story of nonprofit tech and all of IT for that matter. The migrant humanitarian crisis has been rocking governments and dominating NGO humanitarian work for the last two years. He is an unsung hero of nonprofit tech no longer.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 1, 2018

The 2018 Global NGO Technology Report provides insight on the online and mobile communication tools NGOs around the world use to promote general awareness, communicate with core audiences and raise funds from donors, as well as an analysis of those online tools and comparisons of regional usage. infographic here: Tech Trends: How U.S.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

There’s lots of interesting NPTech news this month. that is experimenting with high tech balloons to supply Internet in remote places. NPTech Contests and Awards. My current favorite digital inclusion NGO is our newest TechSoup Global partner, Computers For Schools Kenya. Reinventing the Wheel in India and Africa.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2014

This handy infographic from Tech Impact illustrates the power of video for engaging your users. There''s a terrific schedule of sessions and an all-star lineup of speakers (including NTEN Members, Steve McDonell of ACHIEVA and Beth Kanter ) planned for the Bayer Center for Nonprofits '' upcoming Tech Now Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2014

NPTech Organization of the Month. Finally, we offer our sincere congratulations to AbilityNet , the most excellent UK based accessibility charity, for winning the Digital Leaders 100 Award for 2014 in the NGO category. Do you have some NPTech news you’d like to report? I don’t know what to say.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This time I’ll review a yet another massive new digital inclusion initiative, the launch of a new free mobile phone calling and text plan, new technology in encrypted web browsing, a new NPTech news source find, scary stats on the looming Internet of things, and the coming of the bionic eye. The nonprofit World Wide Web Foundation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

This month the news is about ultramobile devices, NPTech innovation in Eastern Europe, Windows 8 Apps for Social Good Winners, online fundraising trends, a new Pinterest analytics tool, the emergence of digital wallets, and Ginny Mies pick for the environmental mobile app of the month in honor or Earth Day 2013. Here's the latest.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2013

It's time to catch up on some of the nonprofit technology trends and news out in NGO-land. We've added a handy infographic to make it easier to see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends for the sector. Jane Zhang nominated five important nonprofit tech trends for 2013.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 28, 2014

In our upcoming free webinar, Four Nonprofit CRM Strategies , our presenter will be an NPTech leader I’ve followed for a good long time – David Geilhufe. ” David's Current Nonprofit Tech Passion. David is Senior Director at NetSuite.org , Netsuite’s corporate foundation.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Edward offered a few more tips when thinking about IT Strategy: IT Strategy at an NGO is about capacity building and moving the agenda up the strategy pyramid to mission-moving applications. NGOs cannot follow in the footsteps of corporations; we need to stand on their shoulders. So what can we do? Get ahead of the change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2007

Gavin's NpTech Timeline in SlideShare. " Gavin's idiosyncratic timeline of circuit riders, NTEN, and other things related to the NPTech community. This is one of several powerpoint presentations now archived in SlideShare and also included in a NpTech History wiki (anyone can join and contribute.). Kikono - Digg for NpTech.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 8, 2013

His big prediction was that 2012 would be a breakout year for mobile computing in nonprofit tech. More and more nonprofit, library, and NGO offices worldwide will need to accommodate personally-owned tablets and smartphones on wireless networks in order to work and communicate.

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